0 Shea Butter & Aloe Vera Gel Make "Shealoe"

Shea Butter plus Aloe Vera Gel equals, Shealoe! Shealoe, is best described as a creamy defining gel. It's great for defining wash & gos, twists out, braids outs and for taming flyaway hair.

I don't remember where I found the recipe for this creamy gel from, sorry.

Here is the recipe:
4- 6oz. Shea Butter
4 Tablespoons Aloe Vera Gel (Not the gel straight from the aloe plant but, the one that is already preserved. You can get it at Wal-Mart.)

You can whip the Shea Butter and the Aloe Vera Gel together or you can "hand mix" them together. Mix well so it doesn't separate and that's it!!

Easy isn't it?

Of course you can add more oils and frangrance to your Shealoe Mix but, this is all I use to make mine. I use this as gel because, Aloe Vera Gel alone makes my hair feel crunchy!

Enjoy!!


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0 New defining cream recipe- with pics!

Recipe (got some of it offline some of it from my mind...etc.)


In a large bowl mix:
8oz shea butter (you can do a little bit more or less)
4 tablespoons of aloe vera gel
2 tablespoons castor oil
2 tablespoons coconut oil (my coconut oil was in a solid state)
1 tablespoon of oil of preference (I used a body oil blend that had jojoba, almond oil, etc)

Mix with a hand held mixer until mixture becomes creamy and fluffy. Add more aloe vera if the consistency isn't thick as you want it. The aloe vera is the defining product, if you don't use enough you won't get a nice hold. The aloe vera also cuts some of the oiliness of the oils and shea butter (IMO). Make sure you don't add too much oil because shea butter is "greasy" enough on it's own.

Store in a Tupperware type container in cool dry place and use as necessary.

Remember, this is not a moisturizer! This is a sealant/ styling agent. It works best on damp hair or after a water-based leave-in has already been applied to the hair.

My braid-outs have never been defined but, since I have been using this cream they have been defined and soft. :)

Enjoy!!

Told you...nice right?!

Defined braid-out...? Achieved

Not so great picture of the back...

See how thick it is?

Look at that shine!!